Published on 12, July, 2020
I have only found two ways of giving my brain a rest: sitting in a very quiet spot and meditating. The former is becoming increasingly difficult to find with the ever-increasing noise from society.
I can meditate almost anywhere but my problem is that is am not very good at setting aside time to meditate. All to often there are numerous things pulling me away from meditating and making me too tired to meditate.
I do experience moments of mindfulness (for example when I write with one of my fountain pens and watch the ink glisten as it dries or listening to leaves fall to the ground). Whilst these moments are welcome they are not as good as meditating.
Does anyone have any tips on how I can ensure regular meditation, please? Thank you.
I hope I have something to offer on this subject.
Meditation is very good for us.
I did not use to do any meditation at all and then I saw an advert for a meditation group who meet on Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings.
I went along. The room is candle lit and all the electric lights go at the commencement of a meditation.
There is a low power Audio CD player that provides various background soothing noises. My favourites are seagull calling, the sound of waves, heavy rain fall and water movement, whale callings. There is a theme here, I discovered I am drawn to the sea and creatures that inhabit it.
The first week I went not very good. I was advised that I have a scientific mind and that my thinking is a bit Black and White and there was some discussion on thinking in various shades of grey [no not that book - it caused some laughter at the time though).
As the weeks went by I went deeper and deeper into the meditation and I sleep like a baby when I get home.
My tips...
Never fight it, nothing that appears in your mind can hurt you, it might surprise and amaze you but it cannot hurt you.
Do not try to divert any thoughts, go with them and see where they lead.
Enjoy the colours, especially Green and Purple they are the best
If images of people or animals appear then talk to them (not out loud, of course, people will think you are crazy). Ask them what it is they want and then listen, I have had some very interesting replies to this question.
Enjoy this inner little world of your own creation, you are safe, nothing bad will happen, go with the flow.
Don't try too hard - My brain is always fretting about money, the car not starting, other people opinions etc. get into a habit of saying to that inner voice "not interested now, come back later!'. George Harrison was a great believer in Meditation and his proud boast was that after many years of dedicated practice he could manage a whole 5 minutes without his brain screaming at him a subject to worry about. In fact he claimed that four 5 whole minutes he consciously thought of absolutely nothing at all.
Keep working on the calm [Karma] Guys
Take Care Buddies!
What a great post.
i undertook a meditation course a number of years ago as a uni student and indeed found it useful....and much healthier than the glass of wine that I meditate with nowadays.
very interested in what you said about encountering people and animals....are you familiar with the the idea of shamanism.... this brings to the fore the idea of spirit animals....that help to guide you.
sea sounds are good....for me it has always been the sound of the countryside and birdsong...."the lark ascending"